Volleyball Preview: Grove City Greyhounds vs. Central Crossing Comets
Grove City has gone 7-2 against Central Crossing recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Grove City Greyhounds will welcome the Central Crossing Comets at 7:00 p.m. Central Crossing took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Grove City, who comes in off a win.
Grove City took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Mt. Vernon by a score of 3-1.
Grove City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-10, 25-14, 25-20.
Grove City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Central Crossing lost 3-0 to Pickerington North last Thursday. The Comets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Central Crossing was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Pickerington North's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-16.
Grove City's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Central Crossing, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Grove City hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Central Crossing, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Grove City's sizable advantage in that area, Central Crossing will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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